| Â GAME 27: Purdue Fort Wayne (6-19, 2-11) at South Dakota State (20-6, 12-1) |
The South Dakota State women's basketball team will help raise awareness of breast cancer with Wednesday's Think Pink game against Purdue Fort Wayne in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
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The Jackrabbits will be playing for their sixth sweep of a Summit League opponent this season.
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SDSU enters Wednesday's game atop The Summit League standings with a 12-1 record and a 20-6 overall mark. The Mastodons are tied for eighth with a 2-11 league record and are 6-19 overall.
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The Jackrabbits won their 10th consecutive game with an 88-48 win at North Dakota State Feb. 16. Summit League Player of the Year candidate
Macy Miller led three players in double-digit scoring with a game-high 30 points.
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Purdue Fort Wayne looks to snap a five-game losing streak after losing 70-61 Feb. 16 at Omaha.
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Wednesday's game is the 34th meeting between the Jacks and Purdue Fort Wayne. South Dakota State leads the series 32-1 and has won the last 20.
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Noteworthy
- SDSU is wearing pink Under Armour jerseys to show support and raise awareness for breast cancer. The jerseys will be auctioned immediately after the game with proceeds benefiting the Edith Sanford Breast Foundation. Last year, the Jackrabbits raised more than $13,000 for the Foundation as the individual jerseys sold for between $500 and $2,500.
- For the second week in a row, South Dakota State is receiving votes in The Associated Press poll with four votes. The last time they received a vote was Feb. 11. SDSU has received one vote five times this season, starting Nov. 19, 2018.
- SDSU has a 491-121 (.802) all-time record in home games. In Summit League home games, the Jacks are 88-8 (.916) and undefeated in six of 11 seasons.
- The Jacks are 291-100 (.744) all-time since joining The Summit League in 2007-08.
- For the fifth time since joining The Summit League, SDSU is off to a start of 12-1 or better.
- SDSU's 10-game win streak is the longest since the 2008-09 team won 10 in a row between Nov. 27 and Jan. 5. The streak ranks 14th in the NCAA. South Dakota State is limiting opponents to 51.8 points per game while scoring 78.5 ppg during the win streak.
- Madison Guebert is shooting 42.9 percent (12-28) from 3-point range in the last five outings. She ranks 15th in the NCAA in 3-point field goals made (78).
- South Dakota State was ranked third in Graham Hays' Feb. 6 espnW mid-major poll.
- Macy Miller has scored 20-or-more points nine times. She averages a team-leading 17.0 points.
- In the last five games, Miller is averaging 15.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 53.6 percent from the field and 82.4 percent from the free-throw line.
- State has held 16 opponents to 65-or-fewer points, including nine to less than 50.
- There have been at least three Jackrabbits scoring in double digits 24 times this season.
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